Low-Rated Manga You Love

12 years ago
Posts: 566
I've read most of the high-rated, completed yaoi and I'm looking for more completed yaoi that I haven't read yet.
So, what is your favorite yaoi manga that is rated low on this site?

12 years ago
Posts: 425
depending on what is a low score, but here are a few that I liked that are below 8:
double mints
bannin
chintsubu (not completed though, it continues in dj's that are not being scanlated)
Shounen wa Asu o Korosu just a shounen-ai
50 x 50
Don't Cry Baby
if there is an option between "to do" and "not to do", I will always choose the latter.
"what kind of crazy, twisted conclusion is that...?" - banana bread no puding

12 years ago
Posts: 981
I think we have some rating inflation going on. I had trouble finding anything rated much below 6 in my complete yaoi list. Here's the ones under 7 that I thought were better than the ratings:
Bath Towel, rating 6.51. This is not romantic, but definitely deserves a higher rating. Fun and weird with unique characters. I'm not sure, but I think one of the characters' nicknames is an homage to the classic shoujo-ai Oniisama e....
Cobra Mansion of Terror, rating 6.09. Shotacon oneshot by CJ Michalski, really wrong and really funny.
Ichizude Karen na Ore-sama, rated 6.46. This is just a one-shot, but I really liked it. It has a cute twist.
Onsen Tarzan, rated 6.57. It's certainly uneven, and downright weird in places, but also pretty funny and has hot semes.
Shibuya de Aimashou, rated 6.70. This is the gem here. I love this off-beat shounen-ai, which only suffers from being cancelled too early.
Tenshi ni Bara no Hanataba wo, rated 6.64. Another unfulfilling shounen-ai tease by HIGURI You, I still think it could be rated higher on her gorgeous art alone.
Ouji no Hakobune, rating 6.76. A lesser work by ENJIN Yamimaru, but I love her art so much that I would rate it higher.
Low 7's
Airyouran Gakuen, rating 7.02. Nice art and some really funny moments. My favorite of these interconnected stories is the one about the straight guy who is worried about losing his friend to a boyfriend.
Bachi Bachi (KIJIMA Hyougo), rating 7.02. Mostly smut, but also good stories. I liked the ones about the oyaji finding love the best. Recommended if you like beefier men.
Bousou Kareshi, rating 7.54. Just hilarious.
Casino Lily, rating 7.33. Not her best, but it's NITTA Youka
Cat and Master Dog, rating 7.37. It's a YAMANE Ayano oneshot, I don't need much more than that.
Dark Road, rating 7.53. Oneshot as hot as it is dark.
Mujintou Lovers, rating 7.26. Hot and funny island adventure by SAKURAI Shushushu
Neko-chan, rating 7.37. Oneshot about cat lovers.
Nightmare Fortress - Majin no Jousai, rating 7.32. It's a gag manga masquerading as a fantasy adventure.
Secret News, rating 7.18. Very cute NAONO Bohra oneshot about a not-too-bright office worker.
Shijin wa Ichinichi ni Shite Narazu, rating 7.24. Another all-over-the-place manga that is a lot of fun. Possibly rated so low because the hottest sex scene is het. 😃
Tenshi no Tamagoryouri, rating 7.04. Not the strongest entry in this series, but still good. Long-lost love.
The pretty wolf and the 7 goaty, rating 7.40. Funny crack.
Yorokobi wa Ude no Naka, rating 7.35. Very nice art, this has just the sweetest scene of finally-requited love.
Tengoku e Ikebaii, rating 7.44. Another by ENJIN Yamimaru. This was the biggest surprise to me. The rating isn't super low, but as one of my all-time favorites, I would have expected much higher.

12 years ago
Posts: 566
Thanks for the reply. I should've clarified that I think a low score is something under 7.5. Also, I was looking for manga I haven't read before and I've read all of these.
@scarletrhodelia Thanks for all of the suggestions. I see a couple I'm interested in trying out.
And I totally agree with the rating inflation. I think people tend to rate things a lot higher than necessary, but I guess we just have different ideas about what the ratings mean.

12 years ago
Posts: 566
To answer my own question: Hard Core Heart is a manga I really like and it's only rated 6.5. PWP mangas are usually rated lower, but occasionally I just want to read something smutty. I think its also rated lower because people hate when characters sleep with more than one person, whether its through group intercourse (the case in this manga) or infidelity. But I love that in this manga
instead of the typical love triangle where the person has to choose only one lover, he actually chose to be with both of them .

12 years ago
Posts: 53
Aishite Baby
Baby Bitch! (it's pure smut, but I actually really liked the last story)
Giocatore, Hokaku Keikaku.
Hibi Koikoi
Kono Te de Yokereba

12 years ago
Posts: 482
im a shotacon, sorry if you are not into it!
Hajimete no Otsukai - i really love the way OKADA Kou draw little kids, they are absolutely delectable
Wet Dream Prevention,Waiting for a Lift - UEDA Yuu is not violent like okada, and the kids are too adorable
Boy Meets Rape - Cannabis are straightforward
Aseru - love the little brother that dont know what to do
Knock o 3-kai - 90's tragedy
Eien ni Owaranai - love me some incest
The Master and Me (TOYAMA Mako) - tragic
non shota
Tonari no Shibafu - KOTOBUKI Tarako draw the most interesting characters and situations. and i adore the art
Nureru Karada (YAMAKAMI Riyu) - great characters. no love after rape here!
Hard Triangle - nice
Poison Cherry Drive - MOTONI Modoru always draw the absurd
Fukuin - in love with the power play